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Zynga game changers: new games, friend network, API — SAN FRANCISCO — As Facebook has been colonizing the planet, approaching a billion users for its social network, Zynga has been drafting in its wake. The social-gaming company, which launched July 1, 2007, with a poker game …

Apple Wins Injunction Against Samsung's Galaxy Tab — Apple has scored a major victory in its pitched patent battle with Samsung. — U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh late Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction preventing Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the United States.

Launching Google +1 Recommendations Across the Web — Working on +1, we often hear people say they want to see more of what their friends recommend. Likewise, when we talk to site owners, they ask us to help them show more relevant content to their users.

the recruiter honeypot — In late 2009, I created an online persona named Pete London - a self-described JavaScript ninja - to help attract and hire the best JavaScript recruiters. While I never hired a recruiter from the experiment, I learned a ton about how to compete in today's Silicon Valley talent war.

Kindle Fire 2 may hit as soon as July — Last year, Amazon launched the Kindle Fire in September. The next-generation Kindles are expected to launch a little earlier this year. — (Credit: CNET) — What's next for Kindle hardware? — Well, a credible source has told CNET that Amazon …

Ned Hooper out at Cisco and Padmasree Warrior moves up — Cisco has shaken up its executive team, promoting CTO Padmasree Warrior, and saying goodbye to Chief Strategy Officer Ned Hooper who will leave to start an investment fund. The networking giant reported the changes in a blog post on Tuesday.

Google Said To Unveil Tablet At I/O, Taking Aim At IPad — Google Inc. (GOOG) plans to unveil a $199 tablet co-branded with Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. at its developers conference this week, taking direct aim at Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPad, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Why RIM Won't Be Bought: There's Not Much There There — There's been rampant speculation that the rescue strategy for Research In Motion would be for someone to buy the company. There has been, at various times, idle speculation about a wide-range of intriguing but highly unlikely potential suitors.

TIL: The Pentagon Is Building a Reddit Knockoff — In July, the Pentagon plans to launch Eureka, a Reddit-style forum. Illustration: Army For years, the military has struggled over what to do about social media. One response has been to create dull, Pentagon-controlled versions of popular websites Facebook and YouTube.

Sirius XM Radio, Howard Stern coming to Google TV — (Reuters) - Google Inc is getting help from shock jock Howard Stern to revive its Internet TV software, which has languished since its debut 19 months ago. — Satellite radio provider Sirius XM will make all of its programming available on Google TV …

‘Girls Who Code’ Seeks to Train Women for Tech Fields — A shortage of female workers in science and engineering has long posed an image problem for Silicon Valley. Now a one-time congressional candidate is trying to make a difference, starting with a summer training program in New York City.

Apple Offers New Dedicated Podcast App for iOS — Earlier this month, it was rumored that Apple would be launching a standalone podcast app in iOS 6. Instead of waiting for the next version of iOS, Apple posted the Podcast app on the App Store today. [App Store]

Best Buy Founder Weighs Buyout — Best Buy Co. founder Richard Schulze is working with a Wall Street bank to explore taking the electronics retailer private, according to people familiar with his thinking. — Mr. Schulze, the company's largest shareholder with a slightly more than 20% stake …

Apple's iTunes Store arrives in a dozen new Asian countries — Apple's extended its iTunes Store to 12 new countries today as part of a push that takes it into more Asian territories. — Included on that list is: Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.

For Samsung, Galaxy halo effect comes with supply crunch — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' struggle to keep pace with rampant demand for its new Galaxy S III smartphone may have cost the South Korean firm some 2 million units of sales in just a month. — For a company that has never stirred …

Scoop: Microsoft bets on WebRTC for Skype's browser future — Skype is taking first steps towards a browser-based future, and it is doing so by embracing a key technology open sourced by Google last year: New job postings on Microsoft's website suggest that WebRTC will be at the core of Skype's next generation messaging architecture.

App Retention Increasing; iPhone Crushes Android — In great news for the mobile app market, app retention rates are improving as app publishers shift from an early focus on “downloads” to more mature customer acquisition and retention models. The overall app industry improved retention rates 19% over the last year.

EXCLUSIVE: BBM for BlackBerry 10 First Look — Have you been wondering what BlackBerry Messenger on BlackBerry 10 could possibly look like? Now you get the very first glimpse ever! BBM in BlackBerry 10 will be taking full advantage of the OLED screen. How will it be doing that you ask?